Just Smile And Wave

This Week In Blunders – July 13-19

“I used to rule the world; Seas would rise when I gave the word. Now in the mornin’ I sleep alone. Sweep the streets I used to own.” - Coldplay

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When you and your lady friend get picked off by a camera and unexpectedly appear on a giant screen before 66,000 screaming fans at a Coldplay concert, just smile and wave.

Don’t hide your faces. And, for damn sure, don’t duck.

In most cases, the camera operator will decide you’re too plain and move on to a more fabulous couple. The moment will pass with no one the wiser.

This is not what Andy Bryon and Kristin Cabot did during a Coldplay concert in Boston on Wednesday night. The CEO of a startup called Astronomer and his “chief people officer” simply panicked when they were captured canoodling on the jumbotron.

Philandering CEOs take note: You never want data like this in your own data pipeline.

Their mortified reaction sparked way too much curiosity among way too many people, prompting Coldplay frontman Chris Martin to speculate: “Either they’re having an affair or they’re just very shy.”